Cain and Artem (1930)
The 1890s. One of the cities on the Volga River. The young wife of a merchant falls in love with Artem, a “Volga bogatyr,” a man of enormous strength and violent temper. She dreams of leaving with him for the countryside. Her jealous husband bribes hooligans to kill Artem.
Director:
Pavel Petrov-Bytov
Writer:
Pavel Petrov-Bytov
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Emil Gal as Cain |
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Nikolai Simonov as Artem |
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Yelena Yegorova as Woman in the Market Place |
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Georgiy Uvarov as Husband of Woman in the Market Place |
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Iona Biy-Brodskiy as Strongman |
| Directing | Pavel Petrov-Bytov | Director |
| Camera | Nikolai Ushakov | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Pavel Petrov-Bytov | Screenplay |
| Writing | Maxim Gorky | Short Story |
| Art | Isaak Makhlis | Production Design |
